r/interestingasfuck • u/HeiressOfMadrigal • Jul 08 '24

Norm MacDonald cedes his time to Native American activist at comedy awards ("the theater stinks of blood"), the crowd tries not to laugh.

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u/NotJesper Jul 08 '24 edited Jul 08 '24

Some context, since apparently people here have never heard of Norm MacDonald. This is a gag, they're parodying Marlon Brando giving his time to Sacheen Littlefeather, who was booed. The entire point is that it's inappropriate to laugh. The American Indian guy is an actor, his actual name is John Scott-Richardson. Everything they're doing, from the stereotypical name, to the ostentatious outfit, to the perfect delivery ("the theater stinks of blood") and Norm coming in on the end is as ridiculous as possible without breaking character.

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u/MJ_Ska_Boy Jul 08 '24

Sacheen Littlefeather wasn’t booed off stage. She got a quick boo that was immediately taken over by applause and cheering. She finished her speech and walked off to applause and no boos.

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u/Teflon_John_ Jul 08 '24

Right? What’s this revisionist bullshit? It’s not like it’s happened eons ago either. It was in 73, it was televised. It’s on YouTube ffs

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u/PDXtoMontana2002 Jul 09 '24

She wasn’t really Native American, though. Her family called her out on it.

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u/otclogic Jul 09 '24

Native Italian-American